Worden is a small town east of Billings Montana with a great homesteader history. Located on the "Project", Worden began it's wonderfull Real Estate adventure with the development of an irrigation project with water from the Yellowstone River.
Homes in this area vary from residential lots right in the town of Worden, to small and large acreages dotted amoungst the farms and ranch land surrounding the town.
Right now, the area of Worden has 6 active listings to choose from. Several which are very affordable and located right in town. A few small acreage country homes are also available. The average listed price of the homes currently on the market is $285,000. One home is under contract, priced at $219,400. No sales have been completed in the last 60 days.
For more information about listings in the area, search the MLS at www.mymontanahomestead.com
Is this a good time to buy in the Shepherd area?
You can't beat the rural appeal of Shepherd in the springtime. Shepherd is a rural bedroom community just northeast of the largest metro area in Montana.
The Real Estate Market for Shepherd is blooming a bit this spring with 6 homes which have closed in the last 60 days and 5 more under contract right now out of a total of 31 homes on the market.
Prices in this area vary, here are some recent market numbers:
The average price for a home active on the market: $270,000
The average price for a home under contract on the market: $207,000
The average price for a home that sold in the last 60 days: $241,000
These numbers are a bit higher than the metro area price averages, mostly because many of the sales also include a larger chunk of land.
Could the Shepherd area benefit from a few more homes on the market right now? 5 out of 31 are under contract right now. Trends in the market show us that only about half of the active listings will sell, that would bring the number of likely closings to 15 of the 31 for sale. Hope I'm not confusing you. If you're still with me, that means that right now we have room for a few more homes, priced right, for the market.
When a buyer wants to look at the Shepherd area, right now, for a home with more than 2 acres, they have 18 homes to choose from (some are proposed new construction).
Thank goodness we have lots of people who volunteer their time and services to others, why do they do it?
So do yourself a favor and volunteer, for something AND thank a volunteer!
Why is it that when I am backing out of my garage, I suddenly remember 2 necessary items I needed to take with me?
Today, it happened to both my husband and myself. We had to stop the car and both get out and run in the house and pick up what we forgot, me some postcards to mail, him the Netflix to put in the mail. We just organized our departure from the house to include these items, we just didn't get out the door with them, the first time.
Check, check check!!! It's a long way back home, and a waste of gas if I don't get this right. Could this be age? Too much input?
My gut's been just aching, why don't I do this sooner? Why must I torture myself right up until the last possible moment? Could I be in a unique, but popular group of procrastinators? Is there an active rain group for this?
Yes I pay, and pay, but thank goodness I am paying because I had some income. I've been watching my expenses, very closely and I've come to the conclusion that I am a thrifty person! I do have fellow Realtors who are really struggling with income/taxes right now. I must say that I was not expecting to have such a quiet winter, thank goodness I didn't spend my reserves thinking I'd have a bunch more!
Now I'm afraid to spend much on any thing! Here goes the struggling economy picture, won't get better unless more people spend, yet frugal people are probably in the strongest economic position right now!
I'm looking for balance, and the future looks a bit better than it did 6 months ago as well. Maybe if we just take it a bit easy and not get too caught up in any kind of "if it looks too good, it probably is" schemes, we'll all be ok. I have noticed a lot of commercials for "knock your tax burden from $125,000 down to $3,500 by calling us when you're in trouble". I think that may look just a bit too good to be true, but I know a few people who are "banking" on this getting them out of a big debt situation. Very sad!
I wonder if I'll ever change and actually have all of my tax info so ready at tax time that I just plug in the numbers and get on with it? Probably not, but then again, it could happen, I'm not dead yet!
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